Techbargains Blog Post

According to a report from Famicom Plaza, SNK may be bringing the older Neo Geo console back in a portable form. The new device, which appears to be somewhat larger than an iPhone, packs a 4.3 inch LCD screen, four face and shoulder buttons, thumbstick control and an SD card slot, as well as 2GB of onboard memory. Reportedly, the system would come with twenty pre-loaded games, with classics like Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury included on the device.

There is no current announcement for pricing or availability, but if the Neo-Geo portable was actually released, it would mark the return to gaming hardware since the original console was introduced more than twenty years ago. Back then, the Neo Geo console promised to replicate arcade quality visuals on a home system via cartridges. While the machine produced incredible graphics for its time, its high price for the console and its games doomed the system with low sales.